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Moreover, 45% of the area residents and 44% of the quarry workers have experienced health problems related to quarrying activities. Nevertheless, there was a significant relationship between quarrying activities and the environmental as well as human health problems in the area (p<0.05). The positive impacts identified are; employment, roads ...
Quarrying is one such mining activity which comes with both positive and negative effects on its immediate surroundings. These include environmental, health, social and economic effects. The negative environmental effects associated with quarrying includes: noise and vibration, dust
Hence, it can be said that quarrying moderately or fairly degraded farmland and landscape. Melodi (2017) reported that 91 % of the respondents noted that environmental problems like land ...
aims to explore the significant impacts of quarry activities on the environment, as perceived by the local population. This involves delving into the qualitative aspects of environmental …
Investigation on human perspective on the impacts of quarry activities on the natural environment remains limited. This study gauged residents' perceptions of the ecological consequences of quarry operations. A meticulously structured questionnaire was dispensed among 214 s, chosen at random, in the vicinity of Sanlong Quarry within Obaagun …
We have carried out an assessment on the environmental effects of limestone quarrying on some com-munities in the Lower Manya Krobo District in the Eastern region of Ghana. Dust emission is one of ...
environmental effects of stone quarrying in Tuluongoi Sub location, Tenges Division, Baringo County. Specifically, it sought to examine the social effects of stone quarrying; to establish the effects of stone quarrying on the physical environment; to determine the
The Environmental Impact of Quarrying as an Ethical Crisis. Residents in the community have been continuously concerned about all the negative environmental effects of the quarry. The company ignored the neighbourhood and did not know about the laws controlling quarry operations, which led to an ethical dilemma.
The increase in demand of building stones and construction-grade sand has resulted in aggressive hard rock quarrying in many parts of the world. The problems are to be …
Assessment of the Environmental Effects of Quarrying in Kitengela Subcounty of Kajiado in Kenya. Nairobi, Kenya: Master Thesis, University of Nairobi . Missanjo, E., Ndalama, E., Sikelo, D., & Kamanga-Thole, G. (2015). Quarry Dust Emission Effects on Tree Species Diversity in Chongoni Forest Reserve and Vegetation Characteristics in Adjacent ...
Effects of stone quarrying on the social system Apart from the environmental effects, the stone quarries of the Jaflong have a considerable impact on the social system of this area. ... the Recommendation and conclusion stone during the monsoon through Central aim of this study was to examine the manual quarrying. environmental and social ...
Following the potentially negative environmental effects of quarrying, a number of extenuation measures including warning signals, watering trucks, timing restriction of activities and environmental awareness and sensitization programmes among others are being implemented to decrease the adverse impact of quarrying. This research recommended ...
Quarrying activities in the area were perceived to have both positive and negative impacts on the livelihood of people and the environment. Some of the most serious …
Stone quarrying produces enormous dust emissions, and waste by-products have environmental effects and adverse impacts on soil fertility (Kumar et al., 2017).Most studies reveal the deterioration of soil quality near the quarries by reporting high levels of soil quality indicators, physicochemical parameters, soil nutrients, and metals.
The present study has investigated the environmental effects of quarrying activities on the populations living nearby and compared the respiratory health status of those populations with a control group of the population who lives at more than 500 m away from quarry sites. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study in Palestine that ...
To examine what are the causes of quarrying and suggest the possible measures through which quarrying effects on the environment. Fifty (50) respondents were randomly selected and these included s in the community and also the local council officials were interviewed to generate relevant data.
Key Words: environmental effects, stone quarrying activities Background to the study Stone quarrying is the process of extracting dimension stone, rock, sand, gravel, construction aggregates, or other minerals from the ground in order to use them as construction material or to
The objectives of this study are therefore to assess the environmental effects of limestone quarrying and its effects on the health status of the community. It is hoped that the results of this study will not only help environmental scientists but also politicians in policy formulation. 2. Materials and Methods 2.1.
"Environmental Effects of Quarrying" Introduction For many years, the rate of environmental concerns has been increasing and rampant in the world specifically in the Philippines. Philippines is known for its natural beauty as well as its abundant natural resources such as beautiful mountains, untouched islands, riverbanks and the likes ...
The works of some scholars [1,6,8,15] indicate that blasting is one of the basic operations of surface quarrying, which has environmental effects especially if settlements exist around the working field and the vegetation of an area is mostly affected. Surface quarrying technique has serious impact on all landscape components and functions ...
In this study, we investigated the impact of quarrying as an environmental ethical crisis. The need for the study arose when we realised the deteriorating effect of the quality of life in our community, which is located next …
Environmental effects of surface quarrying are pronounced in Makenene. The f indings presented on table 1 reveals that one of the major effects o f quarrying activity o n land, accord ing to the ...
Suggest the measures which can be undertaken to make the quarry workers more aware of relevant environmental rules and regulations relating to ... Post a Question ... Kibii Social and Environmental effects of Stone Quarrying in Tuluongoi Sub Location, Tenges Division, Baringo County 75. Content type User Generated. Uploaded By rmrxvry06. Pages ...
Through strong partnerships and a committed workforce, KwaZulu-Natal-based Blurock Quarry has put itself at the forefront of environmental management. For its various outstanding initiatives, the quarry was named the 2022 Top Performer in the Independent Quarries category of ASPASA's Environmental Audit. In a one-on-one with Quarrying Africa, …
An essential component of cement is limestone, which is heated at extreme temperatures to create clinker – cement's key binding ingredient. Limestone is extracted from large, open pit mines called quarries. In Europe, it is estimated that there are 400 active limestone quarries. Quarries are temporary, but their environmental impacts are forever. Quarries are …
The government should take adequate measures to control and monitor the quarrying activities. Acceptable alternatives should be developed considering the socio-economic aspects involved in the issue. 1.2 Objectives i. To study the environmental and economic effects of quarrying. ii. To examine the health implications of quarrying activities. iii.
This study tried to identify the environmental effects of quarrying in the identified quarry sites of Region 1 chosen at random, specifically at a geologic perspective. It further tried to discover the socio-economic benefits they provided to the residents of adjacent and nearby barangays within the provinces of locos Sur, Ilocos Norte, La Union, and Pangasinan; …
Globally studies have been done to help understand the effects of quarrying on the biophysical environment; Smith and Collis (2001) mentioned in their studies that most of the environmental effects caused by quarrying are directly engineered by activities during …
Several serious environmental impacts related to quarrying activities on and near the river, such as vibrations, land degradation, land subsidence and landslides, water pollution, occupational ...
Several serious environmental impacts related to quarrying activities on and near the river such as vibra-tions, land degradation, land subsidence and landslides, water pollution, occupational ...